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May 30, 1933. A. KORONSKI 1,911,515

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Filed July 29, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 'NVE-HTOR May 30, 1933. A k R SKI- 1,911,515

ADDING MACHINE Filed July 29, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 203 I INVENTOK May 30, 1933. A. KORONSKI 1,911,515

ADDING MACHINE Filed July 29, 19 25 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Fig. 15

INVEHTOR Patented May 30, 1933 UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE ANDRE KOBONQII, OI NABBEB'IH, PENNSYLVANIA,- NOW BY JUDICIAL CHANGE 01 NAME ANDREW KING ADDING max m:

Application flied July 28,

My invention relates to the kind of adding machine known as a listing machine which prints the fi ures on a strip of paper.

The object of this invention is to provide a machine which shall be readily portable, mechanism which is simple in construction and so designed thatthe elaborate, costly and accurate construction usually used in Adding Machines will not be required.

I attain these objects by the construction shown in the accompanying drawings and in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the machine, the operating lever being omitted. I

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view lookin toward the left.

ig. 3 is'a plan view of the printing frame and comb.

Fig. 4 is a front view of the totalling mechanism.

Fig. 5 shows :one of the carrying over pieces.

Fig. 6 is a lan view of the mechanism arts which eys to the Fig. 7 is a plan view of the transfer the numbers from the pins;

Fig. 8 is a section thru the totalling reset.

Fig. 9 shows the pawl disengaging mechanism.

Fig. 10 is a side view of the mechanism looking toward the right.

Fig. 11 shows the pin reset.

Fig. 12 is a plan view of Fi 14.

Fi 13 is a side view of t e means for limiting the motion of the pin carria 'e.

Fig. 14 is a sectional view showing t e relation between the totalling key and the mechanism associated therewith.

Fig. 15 is a diagrammatic, side vie'w'drawing in which the mechanism has been spread out in order to show the relation between and pin carriage the various parts more clearly.

Fig. 16 is a section taken transversely in 'Fig. 15 and shows the relation between the segments 6O,'the pins 44 and the combs 48 or reater clearness all parts which tend to con use the drawings have been omitted.

1925. Serial No. 46,792.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, 1 to 12 inc. are operating keys which are supported in the plates 13 and 14 which are supported by the side plates 15 and 16. These keys are kept in place by the springs 17. The keys 1 sion of these keys will therefore rotate the frames 18 and 19 thru different arcs.

The frame 19 is provided with an arm 39 to which is pivoted the pawl 40 at the point 41-, Fig. 2, and the end 42 of the said pawl is in the path of the bent down portion 43 of the pins 44 which are carried in the pin carriage 45 so as to be capable of being moved longitudinally therein one at a time under the influence of the pawl 40, Fi s. 2 and 6.

The pin carriage 45 is locatec as shown in Fig. 6 normally with the first pin to the left over the pawl 40, and as each pin is moved toward the rear by a key thru the frames 18 and 19 and the pawl 40, the said carriage moves one space to the left placing the second pin in the path of the pawl, etc. The

frame 18 is provided with an arm 46 which is provided with steps 47, one for each numher from 1 to 8 inc., which lie in the path of the same pin which is over the pawl 40. The operating keys rotate the frames 18 and 19 so that the pins 44 are moved toward the rear in Fig. 2 to distances proportional to the number of the operating key, the pins being moved b the operation of the frame 19 and arreste at the proper place by the frame 18.

The pins 44 move to the left and over a series of nine combs 48 to 56 inc. which are piv'otally supported at their lower ends in the frame 57 which is pivoted to the frame 58 at the point 59 so as to be capable of limited rotation thereon.

When the frame 57 is rotated about the point 59 the comb 48 moves up a distance equal to adding -1 on the machine and the comb 56 moves up a distance equal to adding 9 on the machine with the intermediate combs moving up proportional distances.

Located above the slots in the said combs are the segments 60 which are mounted in the carriage 61 which is composed of two side plates 62 and 63 and suitable members connecting them ri idly together. This carriage is capable o a motion to and fro and is supported at one end on a roller 64 which is supported in the slots 65 in the frame 58 and at the other end on the roller 66 which is supported in similar slots in the plates 132 and 133 of the totalling unit, Figs. 10 and 2.

As the pins 44 are moved toward the rear by the action of the frames 18 and 19 it will be seen that they block up one of the slots in the comb according to the number of the key depressed and as the frame 57 is rotated the combs move the pins 44 upward and raise the segments above said pins to an amount equal to the number of the key depressed gradually and without shock.

The segments 60 are pivoted in the carrings 61 on the pin 67 and move with the carriage 61. They are in the same plane as the gears 68 of the totalling mechanism. When the carriage 61 is in its normal positionthe teeth 69 of the se cuts 60 are out of mesh with the gears 68 ut when the carriage 61 is in its rearward position the said teeth mesh with said gears' The type members 70 consist of virtually flat tubes which slip over the flat bars 71 which are pivoted on the rod 72 which is supported in the carriage 60. The upper ends of the members 70 are provided with type 73 slidably supported therein and which bear the numerals 0 to 9 inc. These bars are connected to the segments 60 so as to move with them. Fig. 2.

The operating lever 74, Fig. 6, is rigidly attached to the shaft 75 which is pivoted in the side plates 15 and 16. Rigidly attached to the shaft 75 are the discs 76 and 77 in which is pivoted the pin 78 -"on which are pivoted the connecting bars 79 and 80 the other ends of which are connected thru the pin 81 to the frame 57, so that as the said operating lever is rotated it rotates the frame 57 and raises the combs. The motion of the frame 57 is practically the same as that of the operating lever at the beginning of the stroke but becomes zero as the bar 78 passes over center, all of the combs being raised during the whole of this part of the movement of the operating lever. Pivoted to the discs 76 and 77 are the rollers 82 and 88, Figs. 6 and 10 which rotate the levers 84 and 85 toward the end of the stroke of the operating lever.

The levers 84 and 85 are pivoted on the bar 86 which is supported in the plates 15 and 16 and move the frame 87 toward the rear, Figs. 2, 3 and 10. The fingers 88 cooperate with the pin 78 to return the said levers to their normal positions on the upstroke of the operating lever. The frame 87 is provided with a printing comb 89 which, thru the medium of the pieces 90, presses the type against the ribbon 91, the paper 92 and the roller 93 to print the numbers on said paper.

As the frame 87 is moved toward the rear the ends of the slots. 94 and 95, Fig. 3, contact with the projections 96 and 97 of the plates 62 and 63 and draws the carriage 61 toward the rear. The pawl 98, Figs. 6 and 10, cooperating with the block 99 rigidly attached to the plate 63 holds the carriage 61 in its rearward position until the end of the upstroke of the operating lever 74 at which time the said pawl-is disengaged by the action of the pin 81 on the finger 100 integral with the pawl 98 thus allowing said carriage 61 to move forward under the influence of the spring 101.

Pivoted to the frame 57 on the pin 102 is the frame 103 in which is mounted the bar 104 which is located over the segments 60 and this returns the segments to their normal positions on the upstroke of the operating lever, and since the segments are in mesh with the totalling gears during this time, the gears are rotated proportionately to the movements ofthe said segments and each time the same number has been printed on the paper 92. The frame 108 is guided by the retainer 570: which is hooked into the said frame and pivoted on the rod 129.

As has been explained, each time a key is depressed one of the pins is moved toward the rear and sideways and these pins are required to stay in this position during the downstroke of the operating lever but on the upstroke they are reset by means of the reset cam 105, Figs. 6 and 11, made up of two cams rigidly joined together of which the cam 105a moves the pins back to their zero positions thru the medium of the piece 107 the roller 108 and the lever 109, and the cam 1056 moves the pin carriage 45 back to its normal position at the right as shown in Fig. 6 thru the medium of the lever 110 which is pivotally mounted to the piece 111 by the bearings 112 and 113. The timing of these cams is such that the pins are reset before the carriage begins to move. The frame 111 is rigidly attached to the side plate 16. The cam 106 is driven in a clock wise direction in Fig. 11 by the motion of the disc 7 6 thru the pawl 214 pivoted. to said disc and engaging the openings 215 in the cam 1056.

The keyslO, 11 and 12 do not move the pins 44 but simply move the carriage 45 laterally a distance of 1, 2 and 3 spaces respectively corres onding to the same number of zeros. The key 10 moves only the frame 18 and this actuates the piece 114,

Figs. 6 and 10, which is sup orted in the guides 115 and 116 and is furt er guided by the rod 117 and the spring 118 which bt1 raises the said piece 114 and pushes sideways on the end 119 toward the right. The iece 114 is provided with an end 120 whic as a key is depressed, drops below the end of the toothed cam lever 121 which is pivotally mounted on the carriage 45 and raises it. The cam lever 121 is toothed so-that the end 120 can lift the teeth successively and thus allow the carriage 45 to move one space to the left each time a key .is depressed, the carriage being drawn by the spring 127. The piece 114 is also operated by the frame 19 and since the frames 18 and 19 each move different distances according to the key depressed, for numbers to 9 inclusive, the frame 19 operatesthe piece 114 but for the balance of the numbers and for the zeros the said piece 114 is operated b the frame 18.

The keys 11 and 12 in a dition to operating the frame 18 operate also the frame 122, Figs. 7 and which is pivoted on the rod and which operates the piece 123 which is loosely pivoted on the rod 124 and held in' position by the spring 125, Figs. 6 and 10. The piece 123 raises the end of the cam lever 121 one tooth when it is actuated .thru the 00 key 11 and two teeth when actuated thru the 000 key 12 as these keys move down. Thus the key 11 allows the carriage to move two places and the key 12 allows said carriage to move three places to the left. The keeper 126, Figs. 10 and 13, prevents the lever 121 from jumping a tooth. Lateral motion of the piece 123 is limited by the slot in the bracket 128. The carriage 45 is supported on the rods 129 and 130 which are supported in the side plates 15 and 16.

The gears 68 are mounted on a slotted spindle 131, Figs. 2, 4, 6 and 8, which is pivoted in the side plates 132 and 133 of the totalling unit which is supported in the plates 15 and 16 by means of the rods 86 and 134. These gears are held in the proper spacing on the spindle 131 by the separators 135 and rigidly attached to one end of said spindle is the gear 136 which meshes with the totalling segment 137, Figs. 2, 6, 12 and 14, which is pivoted on the rod 20 and by which said spindle is rotated while totalling.

Lying in the slot 138 in the spindle 131 is the reset key 139 which is provided with .teeth 140, one for each of the gears 68, and

opposite the teeth 141 integral with each gear and extending to the left as shown in Fig. 8. The key 139 passes thru a hole in the lever 142, Figs. 2, 3 and 8, by which it is operated, the said lever being pivoted on the pin 143 which is carried in the plate 133. The lever 142 is capable of a small angular motion so as to move the key 139 so that the teeth 140 can be placed in the path of the teeth 141 when totalling. Normally the teeth 140 are down in the position shown in Fig. 8.

The gears 68 are held in their proper angular positions by the pawls 144, Figs. 2, 4 and 9, which are pivoted on the pin 145 and held in operative position by a gang spring clockwise'direction in Fig. 2 by the segment 60 and by the carryover mechanism, and in a clockwise direction when totalling.

Pivoted on the pin 149 are the carryover pieces 150, Figs. 2, 4, 5and 6, which are provided with a bent part 151 against which rest the ends 152 of the carryover latches 153, Figs. 2 and 6. The pieces 150 are held in position in line with the teeth 141 by slots in the plate 154 and make a partial rotation each time the gears 68 make one revo lution, and this moves the carryover latch 153 out and places the nose 155 in the path of the fingers 156 of the carryover actuator 157 pivoted on the rod 157a. There is one finger for each latch and they are so spaced radially that they will actuate the latches 153 one after another beginning at the units end.

The carryover latches are located in slots in the plate 154 in the plane of the gears 68 and stand on the bar 158 and against the rod 86, being held in position by the springs 159 which hook over the rod 160.

The actuator 157 is operated thru the medium of the piece 161 which is engaged by the rod 78 each time the operating lever 74 is pulled down, theend 162 disengaging itself from the rod 78 after the actuator has been rotated sufficiently to actuate all the latches, by the contact of the shoulder 163 with the rod 86, at which time the actuator is snapped back to its normal position by the spring 164. As the latches 153 are raised by the actuator 157 the shoulder 165 riding on the rod 86 forces the teeth. 166 into the gears 68 and as this lever 153 rises it adds 1 in the gear 68 of next higher denomina tion. When the latch 153 is raised sufficiently, the end 152 contacts with the bar 167 which stri s the latch 153 from the finger 156 and a lows the latch to go back to its normal position. The hump 168 prevents the latch 153 from adding more than 1 in the gear 68. Each time the actuator 157 is actuated the end 169 of-the piece 161 contacts with the finger 170 of the frame 1.71 which is pivoted on the bar 167 rotating it slightly, and pivoted to the frame 171 is the comb 172. Figs. 2 and 4, which, when the frame171 is rotated as above, resets the carryover pieces 150 and any of the gears 68 which may have rotated only partly.

The lever 142, Figs. 2, 10 and 14, is provided with a cam slot 173 in which rides the end 174 of the totalling lever 175 which is pivoted on the rod 176 and operated by the totalling key 177 at which time it rotates the lever 142 so as to raise the key 139. At the same time the projection 178 engages the edge 179 of the carriage 61 moving said carriage toward the rear and engaging the segments 60 with the gears 68. The slot 180 engages the finger 181 of the hook 182 which is slidably attached to the totalling segment 137 and moves the hook 182 over the end 183 of the bar 104. The totalling lever 175 is provided with two lips 184 and 185 which lie in the path of the lip 186 integral with the disc 77 so that when the totalling lever is down lip 184 is below the lip 186. The totalling lever is held down by the latch 187 which is pivoted to the pin 143.

At this time the end 189 of the lcyer 175 contacts with the end 190 of the safety frame 191 pivoted on the rod 160 and causes the finger 192, Figs. 2, to hold the piece 161 out of engagement with the bar 78 to prevent the actuator 157 from operating during this time, as the carryover and the totalling operate the gears 68 in opposite directions which might wreck the machine.

After the totalling key has been depressed the operating lever 74 is pulled down. This rotates the segment 137 thru the hook 182 and the end 183 of the bar 104 and by means of the key 139 the gears 68 are reset to their Zero positions which raises the segments 60 to numbers corresponding to the numbers which have been accumulated on the gears 68 and the action of the frame 87, etc. prints this amount on the paper.

As the frame 87 moves it disengages the latch 187 from the end 174 of the totalling lever. During this timethe lip 184, Figs. 10, 12 and 14, has been riding under the lip 186 the end 193 of which, when the lever 74 is in its lowest position, passes past the lip 184 allowing the lever 175 to rise under the influence of the spring 194 until the lip 185 comes in contact with the lower side of the lip 186. is down it also holds the pawl 98 out of engagement with the block 99 by means of the finger 195 which contacts with the finger 196, Fig. 10, and when the lever 175 has been allowed to rise partly as just explained it releases the projection 178 from the edge 179 but still holds the pawl 98 out of engagement with the block 99 and as the end 74 rises the lever 175 is held partly down until, at the end of the stroke, the lip 186 releases the lip 185 of the lever 175 and allows said lever to return to its normal osition. During the return stroke of the ever During the time the lever 175 74 the gear 136 is rotated back to its normal position and when the lever 74 returns to its normal position it rotates the lever 142 thus putting the key 139 back to normal.

In order to be sure that the machine can- 'not add and total at the same time, and

interlock 199 is provided which is pivoted on the rod 176 and is also capable of some motion along it, Figs. 2, 6, 12 and 14. This lock is pushed toward the left by the spring 200 but when the pin carriage 45 is in its initial position it holds the said lock toward the right so that the end 201 is away from the stop 202 at which time the totalling key can be depressed and when it is so de ressed the part 203 is placed in the path of t e stop 204, and the finger 205, Fig. 2, passes under the lip 206 and prevents the carria e 45 from moving toward the left. When the t0- talling lever is in its normal position and the carriage 45 is one or more spaces to the left the end 201 is over the stop 202 which prevents the totalling key from being depressed,

In order that the zeros which are alwa s on the printing line, shall print only to t e right of 'a number, the pieces 207, one for each segment, Figs. 2 and 3, are provided the upper ends 90 of which are normally just below the line of the fingers of the printin comb 89. The pieces 207 are provided witii L-shaped openings 208 thru which passes the pin 209 which is supported in the carriage 61. The pieces 207 are also provided with a laterally extending lip 210 which lies in the path of the cam 211 integral with the segment 60 so that when a segment is raised one or more spaces it will raise the corresponding piece 207 until the end 90 is in line between the printing comb 89 and the first line of type. Each piece 207 has a laterally extending finger 212 which extends under the piece 207 of the next lower denomination, so that all the pieces 207 to the right of the number will be raised but none to the left.

The frame 103 is provided with a finger 215, Fig. 2, which contacts with the pro ection 212 of the last piece 207 to the right which resets all the said pieces.

The cam pieces 216, the levers 218 pivoted on the bar 219 and the springs 220 form ameans for lining up the type but as these are common in the are a further description is not thought necessary.

I am aware that adding and listing machines are not new and I therefore claim:

1. In a listing machine the combination of a series of segments having spaces between them, a series of fingers rising to various heights between said segments and means for blocking off any of the spaces between said fingers to cause said segments to rotate as the said fingers rise.

2. In a listing machine the combination of a carriage carrying a series of pins,

- manually operated keys for moving said pins I of an adding means including a series of segments, an operating lever, nine members 0 erated by said lever and moving proportionatel thereto but to varying heights and means or causing any of said segments to be raised b said members. i

4. In a of a series of twelve manually operable keys, 1 9 0, 0O 000 p tively; totalling means including a series of longitudinally disposed members, a series of pins assembled in a carriage capable of motion at right angles to said members so as to place said pins under said members, pin operating means actuated by said keys and including an actuating member, a stop member and means including a stepped cam lever capable of being raised from one to three spaces and thereby allow said carriage to move one space each time a number or a 0 key is depressed and two and three spaces respectively when the 00 or the 000 keys are depressed and means for causing said pins to raise said members to add the numbers on the keys depressed into said totalling means,

5. In a listing machine the combination of manually operable keys, a series of movable pins, an actuating member and a stop member cooperating when operated by said keys to move said pins longitudinally and stop them in various positions according to the key operated, means for moving said pins also laterally and means operated thru said pins for totalling the numbers so set by said keys.

6. In a listing machine the combination of a series of pins disposable to various positions longitudinally proportionately to the number to be added, pin positioning means,

' means for moving said pins after they have been positioned and means whereby the said numbers, as determined by the positions and movements of the pins, are added and printed. 7. In an adding machine, an operating member, 9 members rising from 1 to 9 spaces each time the operating member is actuated, adding members, manually operated 'members forsetting numbers into said machine and means whereby said manually operated members connect said addin members to one of said 9 members for eac point along said radius at w a, I able means has been placed and which corsting machine the combination digit to add said number when said operating member is actuated.

8. In an adding machine, an operating means, a pivoted member moving thru an are so that its free end moves 9 spaces and the intermediate points move from 1 to 8 spaces, a rigid connector pivoted to said operating means and said pivoted member so that said pivoted member moves thru its arc during the stroke of said operating means, adding means and movable means which can be placed on said pivoted member at any point alon it radius so that the said pivoted member Wlll raise said means and said adding means to distances corres onding to the liich sa1d movresponds to the number added, when the operating means isac tuated. f

9. In an adding machine, a series of segments comprising part of an adding means, operating means, a second'series of members moving thru different distances relative to said segments during the same time interval and operated by said operating means and means for causing said second series of mambers to operate any of said segments thru the medium of said operating means.

10. In an adding machine the combination of a carriage capable of lateral move ment one space for each unit, a stepped cam lever coacting with a stop to limit the movement'of said carriage, a series of manually operable keys operating a release for said cam to make the above named one step movement as the operating key is allowed to rise, a key 11 for 00, a key 12 for 000 and means whereby said last named keys release said toothed cam one and two spaces respectively on their down stroke to allow said carriage lateral movement of one and two spaces and means whereby said 00 and 000 keys release said cam one additionalspace on their up stroke thereby allowing said carriage to move laterally two or three spaces according to the key depressed.

11. In a calculating mechanism the combination of number settin means, accumulating means and means including a series of members moving in arcuate paths about a common center for transferring the numbers set by said setting means to said accumulating means.

12. In a' calculating mechanism the combination of number setting means, accumulating means and means including a series of members moving to different distances about a common center for transferring the numbers set by said setting means-to said accumulating means.

13. In a calculating mechanism the combination of number setting means, accumulating means and means including a series of members moving thru different distances during the same time'interval with a motion varying from a maximum at the beginning which move to their respective positions gradually down to zero at the end of their during the same time interval when setting motion to transfer the numbers set by said numbers into said accumulating means. setting means to said accumulating means.

14. In a calculating machine the combina- ANDRE KORONSKI. 7 tion of a series of members capable of being raised to varying heights, a pivoted actuating lever and means connecting said lever to said series of members such that said series of members are raised to their highest positions when the end of said connecting means which is attached to said lever reaches dead center.

15. In a listing machine, a series of manually operated keys, a series of pins moveable longitudinally thru the operation of said keys to distances varying according to the number added, accumulating means and means whereby said accumulating means is actuated to receive the numbers set by said longitudinal movement of said key set pins. 16. In a listing machine, key actuated pins disposable thru distances which vary according to the number added, accumulating means and means whereby said accumulating means is set to different positions depending on the distance thru which said pins have been moved thru the operation of said keys.

17. In a listing machine the combination of, key operated, longitudinally moveable members; accumulating means and means whereby the longitudinal distances thru which said members have been moved is I translated into a corresponding movement of said accumulating means.

18. In a listing machine the combination of, accumulating means, means for setting numbers into said accumulating means, and means whereby the means which sets 1 moves the accumulating means to the 1 position during the same time that the means which sets 9 moves the accumulating means to the 9 position.

19. In a listing machine the combination of, accumulating means, means for setting numbers into said accumulating means and means whereby said setting means sets all numbers during the same time interval into said accumulating means.

20. In a listing machine the combination of, number accumulating. means, means for setting numbers into said accumulating means, said number setting means moving to different positions according to the number set: operating means therefor, and means whereby said number setting means begins and ends its travel during the same .part of the movement of said operating means required to set said numbers into said accumulating means.

21, In a listing machine the combination of, number accumulating means and number sett'ng means including means all parts of 

